EU remote
Channel Business Manager
About this role
Our Mission At Palo Alto Networks ®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place.
Who We Are In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us! This role is remote, but distance is no barrier to impact.
Our hybrid teams collaborate across geographies to solve big problems, stay close to our customers, and grow together. You will be part of a culture that values trust, accountability, and shared success where your work truly matters. Job Summary The Team The channel organization at Palo Alto Networks is a strategic pillar for our continued growth within cybersecurity, and a critical component to accomplishing our mission.
Channel development is an extension of the territory sales team, with the ultimate goal to train and enable our channel partners to become empowered in the use and sales of our products. Job Summary In this role, you will focus on strategic relationship management to achieve measurable growth in revenue and market share with assigned Partner Accounts. Your success will be defined by creating and executing unique business plans with each partner, primarily measured by the business generated with VAR, GSI, and MSSP partners.
You will drive alignment between internal and partner sales teams, executing with excellence on account planning and pipeline management to develop our strategic partnerships. Key Responsibilities Develop and execute strategic business plans in collaboration with Account Directors, driving all aspects of the partner relationship to maximize growth and ensure successful customer deployments. Proactively collaborate with internal stakeholders and product teams to ensure partner and customer satisfaction while accomplishing shared objectives.